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the economy of china has slowed. the economy of europe has lowed. and that showed up in the numbers. >> brown: i'm not going to make you into a political ansys but from where you sit does it look like there's something here for both candidates? >> yea l i think there is something there for both sides. i think on the one side president obama can certainly point to the fact that the economy did better in the third quarter than it did in the second quarter. and that we're sort of on the right trajectory or on the ri yht pathwaye towards recovery. things are getting a little bit better. at the sa times there's no question that governor romney could say well look, we might be headed t in the right direction, t the truth is, is that economic growth is extraordinarily anemic when compared to other postwar recoveries. and not the kind of-- not the kind of numbers or economic growth that we need to ally, really make progress or to put a dent in the high unemployment rate and get some people back to work. >> brown: hugh johnson, thanks a lot. >> you're welcom
the economy of china has slowed. the economy of europe has lowed. and that showed up in the numbers. >> brown: i'm not going to make you into a political ansys but from where you sit does it look like there's something here for both candidates? >> yea l i think there is something there for both sides. i think on the one side president obama can certainly point to the fact that the economy did better in the third quarter than it did in the second quarter. and that we're sort of on...
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. >> warner: so you're talking about china and russia? >> of course, russia and china blocked even three resolutions in the past. >> warner: could the united states be doing more? >> of course, united states and other p-5 countries should be more decisive, more having one voice and a clear message. even if the u.n. secretary council is not able to find a consensus there are other things to be done as international community. >> warner: going back to the situation on the ground. to what degree is the conflict in syria also a security threat to turkey? >> it is a huge security threat. why? because we have111 kilometer board-- 911 kilometer border and now there is a power vacuum on this border. >> warner: power vacuum. >> power vacuum and the immediate security issue some terrorist group may try to use this power vacuum for their own interest to create instability. p.k.k. and even some al qaeda, even told several terrorist activities inside turkey, p.k.k. terrorist activities are being-- they are using these power vacuums. >> warner: so when
. >> warner: so you're talking about china and russia? >> of course, russia and china blocked even three resolutions in the past. >> warner: could the united states be doing more? >> of course, united states and other p-5 countries should be more decisive, more having one voice and a clear message. even if the u.n. secretary council is not able to find a consensus there are other things to be done as international community. >> warner: going back to the situation...
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-china relationship. the latest conflict: china's veto ten days ago of a u.n. security resolution condemning the violence in syria. the chinese have also objected to president obama's pledge to shift america's military focus to the pacific. she addressed that point in a carefully worded statement in sunday's "washington post." we welcome a constructive role by the united states in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region, he wrote. we also hope that the united states will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of asia pacific countries. china's rising economic power has become part of the u.s. presidential campaign as well. as republicans have criticized the u.s. debt imbalance and debated building projects like the keystone oil pipeline to support allies like canada. >> i'll approach every spending decision with these questions: can we afford it? if not, is it really worth borrowing money from china to pay for it? >> the idea of an american president making it easier for canada to partner with china than with t
-china relationship. the latest conflict: china's veto ten days ago of a u.n. security resolution condemning the violence in syria. the chinese have also objected to president obama's pledge to shift america's military focus to the pacific. she addressed that point in a carefully worded statement in sunday's "washington post." we welcome a constructive role by the united states in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region, he wrote. we also hope that the united states...
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consulate after being demoted as police chief in a city in southwestern china. that led to the ouster of bo xilai-- his former boss-- as communist party leader there. bo is still under investigation. last month, bo's wife gu kailai was given a suspended death sentence for the murder of a british businessman. in afghanistan, the military announced today it has arrested or expelled hundreds of soldiers, as part of an effort to stop so-called insider attacks on foreign troops. the attacks come as the u.s. tries to continue its plan to transition out of afghanistan. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: on a pre-convention swing through virginia yesterday, president obama again touted his plans to end the afghan war. >> this november you get to decide the future of the war in afghanistan. by the end of this month i will have brought home 33,000 troops. ( applause ) i've said we will end this war in 2014. >> warner: but a linchpin of that promise-- to train afghan forces to take over the fight-- faces a new challenge. 45 nato troops have been killed this year by
consulate after being demoted as police chief in a city in southwestern china. that led to the ouster of bo xilai-- his former boss-- as communist party leader there. bo is still under investigation. last month, bo's wife gu kailai was given a suspended death sentence for the murder of a british businessman. in afghanistan, the military announced today it has arrested or expelled hundreds of soldiers, as part of an effort to stop so-called insider attacks on foreign troops. the attacks come as...
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i think the really interesting question about china is china's economy has slowed significacly. it's growing faster than most of the reslyof the world but it's slowed significantly and that does have a profound impact on the u.s. as well in terms of the future of exports and things like that. but it's easier to talk about currency manipulation or just talk about tariffs and tires than it is to talk about the ways in which the two economies are profoundly interconnected. so that has to do partly the question of trying to keep the candidates being simple rather than complex. >> woodruff: zanny beddoes, in a couple sentences, how do you see that as an issue or not on the campaigntrail?tr >> i agree with james. i think the problem is that china is being vilified, it's easy for destic purposes to lify china. i think that's a dangerous thing to do. it's dangerous because at the samelime right now there is a leadership transition of a different sort going on in china and i think that to ten usually there's a lot of uncertainty about how that plays out. in terms of the economy overall,
i think the really interesting question about china is china's economy has slowed significacly. it's growing faster than most of the reslyof the world but it's slowed significantly and that does have a profound impact on the u.s. as well in terms of the future of exports and things like that. but it's easier to talk about currency manipulation or just talk about tariffs and tires than it is to talk about the ways in which the two economies are profoundly interconnected. so that has to do partly...
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and china. first for the other news of the day, here's hari. >> sreenivasan: five men have been arrested in an alleged plot to bomb a bridge near cleveland, ohio. the f.b.i. announced today that the men were taken into custody overnight. they allegedly targeted the brecksville-northfield high level bridge, which crosses part of the cuyahoga valley national park. agents said the suspects thought they had planted explosives at the site. in fact, an f.b.i. informant had sold them "dummy" explosives. >> a myriad of coordinated and investigative techniques in order to eliminate the risk of violence and protect the public. at no time during the course of this investigation was the public ever in danger. >> sreenivasan: the f.b.i. said at least three of the men were self-described anarchists, but were not affiliated with international terrorism. some had attended occupy cleveland events in the past. but an occupy spokesman said they were not affiliated with the group. across the globe, protesters marke
and china. first for the other news of the day, here's hari. >> sreenivasan: five men have been arrested in an alleged plot to bomb a bridge near cleveland, ohio. the f.b.i. announced today that the men were taken into custody overnight. they allegedly targeted the brecksville-northfield high level bridge, which crosses part of the cuyahoga valley national park. agents said the suspects thought they had planted explosives at the site. in fact, an f.b.i. informant had sold them...
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the slowdown in china may be more troubling to many u.s. companies because so many of them have developed a growth strategy around china. so in that sense, china may be more important than europe almost to the u.s. economy. let me just reflect on one positive aspect of all of this. and that is because of the weakness in china, because of the weakness in europe, oil prices and commodity prices, food prices have all gone down it this is good news for u.s. consumers, that means there is more money in their pocket its and they will spend more. in that sense it's not all bad news. >> i will stay with you, nariman, we're all happy to have the good news but on china specifically, is that sort of a surprise for a lot of companies, because so much of the u.s. economy has been based on, or at least requiring continued very strong growth in china so where does that leave people now? >> well, i think it gives them pause, obviously. and it makes them a little more careful about putting all their eggs in the chinese basket so, to speak. i think everybody
the slowdown in china may be more troubling to many u.s. companies because so many of them have developed a growth strategy around china. so in that sense, china may be more important than europe almost to the u.s. economy. let me just reflect on one positive aspect of all of this. and that is because of the weakness in china, because of the weakness in europe, oil prices and commodity prices, food prices have all gone down it this is good news for u.s. consumers, that means there is more money...
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china or wal-mart china or cisco china. it's required by chinese law to allow for the exist ens of such an entity. it has no interaction with the business whatsoever. this company... two key points. we're a $32 billion company doing business across 150 different markets, 70% of our business is outside of china. our financing is not from the government. our financing is from 33 different regional and commercial banks across the globe, 23 of which are outside of china. we have over 500 operator customers globally including the national carriers in virtually every o.e.c.d. country. the quality and the integrity and the security of our solutions are world proven. those facts were willfully ignored by the committee, but more disturbing whether you're huiwei or erickson or nokia or cisco that's building this gear you're all global companies. you're all building globally. you're all developing, coding, and building in china. there are cyber vulnerabilities. but their rderss. >> brown: wt doou think is going on? you see this one or
china or wal-mart china or cisco china. it's required by chinese law to allow for the exist ens of such an entity. it has no interaction with the business whatsoever. this company... two key points. we're a $32 billion company doing business across 150 different markets, 70% of our business is outside of china. our financing is not from the government. our financing is from 33 different regional and commercial banks across the globe, 23 of which are outside of china. we have over 500 operator...
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the government of china imposed tighter controls on internet usage today. now, china's 500 million web users will have to provide their real names when they register for internet service. and providers must delete any web content deemed illegal, and report it to authorities. leading writers and bloggers insisted it's a new way for china's communist leaders to censor their critics. >> ( translated ): since the internet came into china, the chinese government has been repeatedly imposing restrictive measures, such as shielding, blocking and banning. it has even spent billions of dollars to build a firewall against overseas sites. they just don't want to see any freedom of speech which is provided by the constitution because it will hurt their vested interest. >> holman: the new curbs come in the wake of a series of online discussions that have helped expose corruption scandals. russian president vladimir putin signed a bill into law today banning americans from adopting russian children. the move terminated more than 50 adoptions that already were underway. t
the government of china imposed tighter controls on internet usage today. now, china's 500 million web users will have to provide their real names when they register for internet service. and providers must delete any web content deemed illegal, and report it to authorities. leading writers and bloggers insisted it's a new way for china's communist leaders to censor their critics. >> ( translated ): since the internet came into china, the chinese government has been repeatedly imposing...
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>> china i think is very important thing to mentionment because in the last two years china has become the second largest economy in the world, not the third. and one thing interesting, we sent three astronauts into outer space, docked with another module that is what a country does when it really wants to be a big superpower in the future. so 50 years from now it's not impossible that china could be at least an equal or the dominant superpower in the world, if it is either of those things americans will wonder what happened. because the idea of our being number one is so woven into our conception of ourselves. >> let's not forget this is only the second time in their long island history that the people of great britain celebrated the diamond jubilee of a monarch. this is the year the pope tweeted for the first time. >> woodruff: surely something that will go down in history. >> in some way was didn't happen, at the end of the year, standard & poor's upgraded greeces bond rating, europe found a way to muddle through. and the world didn't end on december 21st. >> woodruff: compactedly.
>> china i think is very important thing to mentionment because in the last two years china has become the second largest economy in the world, not the third. and one thing interesting, we sent three astronauts into outer space, docked with another module that is what a country does when it really wants to be a big superpower in the future. so 50 years from now it's not impossible that china could be at least an equal or the dominant superpower in the world, if it is either of those...
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so far, russia and china have blocked action. military officials reported at least 107 soldiers died in heavy fighting in the south over the weekend. they saimore than 30 al qaeda fighters were killed as well. on sunday, the militants attacked army bases in abyan province. they seized weapons and turned them on government troops. the raids appeared to be aimed at a pledge by yemen's new president to fight the terror network. gunmen in western iraq killed 25 police today, in coordinated pre-dawn attacks. officials said the attackers wore military uniforms and used fake arrest warrants for police officials before killing them. they hit several sites in the former militant stronghold of haditha, and raised the al qaeda battle flag after one of the raids. emergency teams in the republic of congo struggled today to contain fires in the capital, brazzaville. the fires broke out sunday after an arms depot blew up, killing at least 200 people. the blast flattened homes, businesses and churches and sent hundreds of injured to the hospital
so far, russia and china have blocked action. military officials reported at least 107 soldiers died in heavy fighting in the south over the weekend. they saimore than 30 al qaeda fighters were killed as well. on sunday, the militants attacked army bases in abyan province. they seized weapons and turned them on government troops. the raids appeared to be aimed at a pledge by yemen's new president to fight the terror network. gunmen in western iraq killed 25 police today, in coordinated pre-dawn...
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in china, hundreds of people from the almighty god cult have been arrested for distributing leaflets. their crime? not warning of the end of the world but promoting war on the big red dragon-- the communist party. in the south of france it's believed by new ages to be the only safe place in the world. something to do with the shape of the mountain which overlooks the village. but today t.v. crews and police outnumbered prophets of doom. >> sreenivasan: in this country, nasa has produced a video to reassure those who need it. it's titled "why the world didn't end yesterday." the president of russia vladimir putin put new distance today between his government and the regime in syria. in his annual news conference, putin insisted his country is not protecting syrian president bashar assad. he urged assad to hold talks with the opposition, and negotiate an end to the bloodshed. >> ( translated ): we are not concerned about the fate of assad's regime. we understand what is going on there and that his family has been in power for 40 years. the changes are undoubtedly needed. we are worried
in china, hundreds of people from the almighty god cult have been arrested for distributing leaflets. their crime? not warning of the end of the world but promoting war on the big red dragon-- the communist party. in the south of france it's believed by new ages to be the only safe place in the world. something to do with the shape of the mountain which overlooks the village. but today t.v. crews and police outnumbered prophets of doom. >> sreenivasan: in this country, nasa has produced a...
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i mean i think benghazi is who lost china. it's almost like the republicans are looking for that silver bullet and that eludes me. she's partisan, susan rice is partisan. as a u.n. diplomat, unlike statesman like john bollton, you know, such a totally bipartisan-- totally bipartisan nonpartisan figure. but i found that susan colins is a moderate philosophy, moderate in manner. i found her criticism interesting. she found fault with susan rice for having been the spokesman for the democratic administration's position on foreign policy. and you know, colin powell, god bless him and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, they say how wonderful she is and at the same ti
i mean i think benghazi is who lost china. it's almost like the republicans are looking for that silver bullet and that eludes me. she's partisan, susan rice is partisan. as a u.n. diplomat, unlike statesman like john bollton, you know, such a totally bipartisan-- totally bipartisan nonpartisan figure. but i found that susan colins is a moderate philosophy, moderate in manner. i found her criticism interesting. she found fault with susan rice for having been the spokesman for the democratic...